To the quarter of silicon chip industry according to SEMI SMG(Silicon Manufacturers Group) the analysis shows, shipment of area of global silicon chip measures quarterly level to reach historical record high, volume of shipment of area of global silicon chip is in 2018 jump first quarter litre to 3084MSI(1 million square inch) , relatively the 2977MSI of area shipment volume of the fourth quarter grew 3.6 ％ 2017, than 2017 shipment volume rises first quarter 7.9 ％ .

Chairman SEMI SMG holds the product development of Shin-Etsu Handotai America and Neil Weaver of applied project chief inspector concurrently to express: “Volume of shipment of global silicon chip achieves the history this year top level, because be like,shipment of this silicon chip is measuredEquipmentShipment volume also is met this year big. “